Flour-sifter.



C. T. ENGLE.

FLOUR SIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20.1916.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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I CHARLES 'I. iEN'GLE, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

To all whom itumay concern: 7

Be it known that 1, CHARLES T. ENGLE,

citizen ot the United States, residing at r Colorado Springs, in thecounty of El Paso "and State of Colorado, have invented cer- J tain newand useful Improveirients in Flour- Sifters, of which the following-is aspecifi cation.

I This invention relates to flour sitters ot the shaker type and has asitsobje'ct; to provide a sitter of i this type which may be Qreadily andconveniently manipulated in i sitting flour and whichwill eitectuallysift, the flour without any waste thereotor without the coarserparticles within the sitter body being liable to fall into the finerpar- 1 ticles which have ipassed through the sitter screen,

It is one aim of the invention to provide, in a sitter of thetypevmentioned, aTnovel arrangement of the agitator and handle and anovel connection betweenthe two permitting otefiective oscillationottheagita- L'tor without likelihood of flour sitting through'the openingin the wall of the body ottheisitter through which thesliank ot theagitator extends.

It is another aim otthe invention to so connect the shank of theagitator with the handle ot the sitter that the body of the, agitatorwill beheld firmly upon the surface of the sitter"screen therebyrendering the sitter moreefl icie nt.

In the accompanying drawings:

embodying the present invention;

Fig, 2 1s a vert cal ,lOIlglilllCllIlill sectional view therethrough;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view; Fig. 4 1s a horlzontal sectional View onthe 7 line 4 l of Fig. 2,lookingupwardly from the bottom ot the sitter.p v

In the drawings the body of the sitter is indicated by thenumeral 1 andis prefer ably cylindrical in form and providedin its lower end with asittin screen indicated b j the numeral preferably of wire mesh mait thebody by means of a bracket which in-' cludes a portion 3 secured in anysuitable manner to one side of the body 1 and ex tending'verticallythereof and this portion is provided at its upper and lower ends withterial. The bodymay be of any desired con" struction and the sltterscreen may be mounted therein in any desired manner.

The handle for the sitter is connected with Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed July 20, 1916] Serial No. 110,365.

F'gure 1 is a perspective view of thesitter FLOUR-SIFTER.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917..

means of a pivot 9. It will now be apparent that when the handle 5 isgrasped, the sitter body may be oscillated by imparting a lateralshaking motion to the said handle and the agitatortor the sitter is soarranged and so connected with the handle 5 that in such movement of thesitter body,the agitator will'be oscillated or moved across the uppersurtaceof the sitter screen 2. i Y 1 The agitator above mentioned may beof any desired construction and form, but is here shown as in the natureof an elliptical openi bod y '10 provided with a shank 11 which extendsupwardly from one end of the said body and which is provided with aterminal portion 12 which extends at substantially right angles to theportion 11 and through a slot 13 formed in the wall of the body'limmediately below the point of locationot the lower ear 4: of the handlebracket. The slot 13 is of alength equal to the width of the terminalportion 12 ot the agitator shank and as will presently be madeapparennthe end walls of the slot constitute "a fulcrum tor the saidportion of the agitator shank, theedges of the portion 12 ot the saidshank riding against the said end walls of the slot. As before stated,the, portion 12 of the shank extends through the slot 13 and exteriorlyot the body 1 and immedi- "ately below the terminal portion 7 ot thehandle '5 and, in fact, the said portion 12 bears firmly against theunderside of the said terminal portion 7 of the handle for a purpose tobe presently explained. A pivot 14 is passed through theportion 7 ot thehandlea'ndthrough the end otthe portion 12 of theagitator shank, asclearly shown "in Fig. 3 of the drawings, this pivot beinglocatedbetween the lower end of thegrip portion 'otthe handle and theshank 11. v

Fro-mthe foregoing description ot'the in vention, it will be understoodthat when the handle 5 is grasped in thehand and a" lateral shakingmotion is given the device as a whole, the body 1 will oscillate uponthe with the end Walls of the slot 13 and the. pivotal connection of thesaid portion with pivots 8 and 9 and as the said bodyso moves theagitator \vill be caused to. oscillate, due to the coaction of the edgesof its portion 12 the handle. l 1fl 1 SIIL L 1Ch the slot 13 isof alength substantially equal to the portion 12 of the shank of theagitator, the portion 12 v n ay, oscillate Within the slot Without anylikelihood of the flour sifitingthrough the said Slot, which, however,would occur if the shank portion lZnte -e rigidly secured to the lowerterminal-po 'tion 7, of the handle inasmuch as n such construction theslot 13 vvonld'have to be sufficiently long to permit of back and forth'noveinent the said I shank 1 2 thereln, As po nted out above, the

portion 12 of'the shanl'i oi the agitator bears ii 'ni'ly against theini dersic le ofthe terminal the said handle portion will; result in thebodyofthe agitator beingiheld firmly in ,tcontact, with the uppersurface ofthe sitter m like s ank o t e a tat r be ng" po'rtion T oi:the handle and the parts are, so v proportioned andfso relat velyarranged that H this; coa ction ofthe said shankportion with silient forthe purpose stated;

,Having thus, describ d the inyenition,

What claimed as new is: v

i 1. Adevice oflthe class describecl'ineludinga handle, a. bodypiyotallyf nonnted, on the handle, and. an agitator disposedvwithin,they body having a portion thereof,

b extended throng-hi the wall ofthebody and,

pivotally connected. with thehandle. at the rea t" the; Pivot Qi Sa b b2; A' device oii'theiclass lescribdl iniclnd- 7 ing, a handle, a .bodypivotally, mounted, on

c the openingin the body and, pivotal-1y conmew a biidzv a i tt sd ph gma. bracket secured to the body and provided T m b d iming, a. sitting,diaphrag nand proyided, with an, open n g, bracket secured: et body andpr v tle ll-spa ed: ears, 1

nected with thehandle at the rear of the iiivot-ofisaidi d I s v e Adevice, of the classdescribedinclud- With-spaced ears, a handle pivotally connected to-said ears, and, an agitator ar-.: na igedtw-ithin the;body and haying a portion, thereof extended. through, an opening, I Vin; the body! and; pivotally connected with theihandle. atthe rear of.pivotal, conr ac on betwee the. .3 andhwdl I 4, Adevice the classdescribed include i a orz a handle pivotally connected With said ears,

and an agitator arranged Within the body and having an extensionprojecting through saicl'opening and pivotally connected With the handleat the rear of the pivotal C011? ,ne-ction between the ears andqhandle', the

end Walls of the opening in the body constituting'aiiilcruin upon whichthe agitator is oscillated. M p p v A device of the class describedincluding. a handle, a] body pivotally connected with the handle foroscillatory movement and provided With a sitting diaphragm, saidbodybeing provided With an opening, and an agitator arrangedivithin the bodyand having an upstanding'shank ter1ninating in a lateral extensionprojecting through the opening in" the body, said'extension beingpivotally CODDCtQCl to the handle at a" point at the re ar-of the19ivotalconnection beti'veentl e handle and said body, the: end Wallsoftheopeningin the body constituta fulcrum upon which the extension ofthe shank oscillates, v

6. A. leviceof the cl'ass" described coinpri'sin'g a body having asifting diap'hragin and proyided with an opening, a bracket,

rigidly secured to the body and provided with! spaced laterallyextending ears, a ha llhav e' pac ear rl pp n the ears of the b acket'and"pifvotally connected tl reivith, the upper'andj lower pivotsbeingdisposed; in vert cal ali nen ent and an agitator arranged with n thebody at; the

sitting diaphragm and" provided "With a term nal port on extendingthrough, the

bearing against the lower surface of 'the adj c t en ti g 6 1 18 4 1nivq a y 0 an agitator mounted, for oscillation Within the body at saidsft ng diaphragm and having a flat shank, portion of which is oi fisetand thence, extended through the opening in the body and across thepivotal connection between the handle and said body, the; terminal oi?the shank being pivota lllyconnected with the handle at a point at the,rear of the pivotal connection between the handle and body.

In testimony whereot-I mag-my signature, 1

CHARLES T. ENeLn; t -.1

Cqpie e f intspate i ttiriagbe ottai nevi;for riv centsljeacn, byl agdfe'ssii g'tlge Commissioner ofratents,

' washingjtgn lllqj '7. A device of the class described 'includ

